One Year On….
With the one year anniversary of the Veterans Administration scandal at hand, it’s remarkable how little attention is being paid by the mainstream media. What a coincidence. One exception is…
Loose Lips (You Know the Rest)
The gang at The New York Times is back again, with another breathless exclusive that jeopardizes American strategy–and lives–in a war zone. According to reporters Matthew Rosenberg and Eric Schmitt,…
Closer to the Action
With the recent execution of that captured Jordanian pilot by ISIS, the U.S. is taking steps to improve survival prospects for other aviators who are downed in terrorist-controlled territory. According…
The Fabulist and the Reporter
Then and now: Bob Simon in Vietnam; Brian Williams in Iraq. There were a couple of reminders this week regarding the state of American journalism. One reminded us of what…
Religious Science
Ever wonder why the Muslim world has contributed relatively few scientific breakthroughs since the 13th century? Or that the number of Nobel laureates from Trinity College, Cambridge (32) is far…
Lone Survivor
On June 6, 1944, Bob Sales–and many other soldiers from central Virginia–were on landing craft heading for the beaches of Normandy and an appointment with destiny. They already knew their…
Hollywood's Forgotten Hero
Lt Wayne Morris in the cockpit of his F6F Hellcat during World War II. The Hollywood actor served as a Navy fighter pilot in the Pacific, shooting down seven Japanese…
Hillary's E-mail Problem
The final act in David Petraeus’s fall from grace played out yesterday, when the retired four-star general agreed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of removing and retaining classified…
The Hollow Shoot-Down Threat
As Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to Washington–and his speech to a joint session of Congress–the charges and recriminations between the U.S. and Israel are flying fast and furious. It’s…
Serenade to the Iron Horse
Above, the HC-130P Iron Horse, tail number #62-1863, begins its final flight to retirement at the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ; below, the same aircraft in its previous configuration as…